Diana Ortiz
Mr. Greene
Period 2
April 24, 2017
First and Second Industrial Revolution
The First and Second Industrial Revolutions brought enormous change in economy and industry. Several advancements that still affect modern culture today. From the 1750s up until the 1900s, both Industrial Revolutions led vast movements of industrialism that would affect people for centuries. These revolutions are severely important to modern society and culture because they shape current beliefs in society, economy, politics, and industry. Near the beginning of the First Industrial Revolution in the 1750s, people used mainly hand tools and stayed in cottages with little to no industrial cities at all. The Dutch made advancements such as utilizing the
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Since more business orders valued efficiency, they would use machinery and new technological advancements instead of human labor. However, this did not mean that the machinery was not operated by humans. As agriculture industry declined steadily, the population was rapidly growing and people needed jobs. As a result, urbanization increased and many people started working in factories. Factories provided people with jobs, however the treatment of workers resulted in labor unions. Labor unions were assembled in order to improve conditions where people worked. Another factor that came from factories was child labor laws. Child labor laws were enacted in order to preserve their childhood and end the harmful conditions children were susceptible to. Both child labor laws and labor unions helped end unfair treatment of workers and exploitation of children. These factors affect modern culture because workers now are expected to be treated fairly and children are no longer working in harmful …show more content…
Business began to boom and move forward. Run by entrepreneurs, businesses required capital or investments (665). They formed corporations and shared different shares in their companies. As these corporations grew larger, monopolies did too. Monopolies grew and changed industry in the United States as well as Britain. The factor of business heavily impacted the Industrial Revolution because it changed how people worked in the industry. As times changed, monopolies and corruption within industries grew and reforms for regulation took place. In the 1900s and then on corruption was regulated and shaped the industry to what it is today, where people are allowed to invest in a business and earn capital along with
The Second Industrial Revolution had a wide range outcomes, depending on different kinds of people. For the upper-class, including Captains of Industry and the newly developed leisure class, the majority of the outcomes were positive. The working class, for whom the Industrial revolution ruined many of the things that they once held valuable, and the New Immigrants ultimately were affected with many negative outcomes.
During the first Industrial Revolution, many social standards of the community were starting to change. Since there were new spinning and weaving machines available, the textile mill factories were built to increase their profit. The people who established these mills hired children and women to decrease their labor cost by paying them low wages and having poor working conditions for them as well. The Labor force impacted American culture through various means such as the child labor conditions, women in the factories, and the immigrants working in the factories.
One of the main reasons the market was able to grow at such an astonishing pace was because of the clauses in the Constitution pertaining to trade. The Commerce Clause of the Constitution gave the government power to create legislation on the subject of trade, this power was later exercised in the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 which helped to regulate interstate trading. The Copyright Clause in the Constitution protects the intellectual property rights of inventors, so that they not only receive credit for their inventions, but also have rights surrounding the use of their creation. Development in agriculture was another aspect of the Second Industrial Revolution that the government had a part in. The Hatch Act of 1887 provided federal grants to create Agricultural Experiment Stations, which researched the food production industry. In 1914, the Smith-Lever Act was also passed which informed the public about new agricultural advancements. All of the technological advancements drastically impacted life in America, by improving the quality of life, the economy and certainly the financials of all the workers
Introduction The industrial revolution took place between 1750 and 1850 all round the world. In this essay it describes the changes made in Middlesbrough in this period and how the managed to cope with the surge of people coming into Middlesbrough. Everything changed in Middlesbrough in the Industrial Revolution like mining, transport, agriculture and even technology. Population grew at great rate as there was plenty of work and cheap labour was readily available.
The Industrial revolution was a turning point for the earth and humans, every aspect of human’s life and life styles were changed dramatically. It’s due to the revolution that we ca have so many types of clothing and we can easily talk to people in different countries. There has also become an increased wealth in the western world.
These comforts and conveniences included better and more developed homes, cheaper clothes, more tools and utensils to work with, and faster and cheaper travel. One of the most important concerns of this time period is the effect of child labor. Document 7 states: Large machines and rising demand for products quickly led to the growth of the factory system. The building of these factories led to the hiring of massive numbers of child workers, the youngest at 11 to 12 years old.
The industrial revolution reshaped America’s cities, society and way of life in the 1800’s. America is what it is today because of this shift from farmers, craftsmen, and merchants to factory workers, working middle class, and the wealthy class. News ways of transporting goods by using canals, steamboats and trains helped jump start the revolution. The invention of the cotton gin reshaped American slavery, shifting it to the Deep South. The rise of factories led to a new working class of semi-skilled and unskilled workers. All three of these things are responsible for the industrial revolution and bring America in the modern world of today.
The industrial revolution was the most important, which started around the eighteenth century towards the nineteenth century in Europe. This great event was the fastest spreading event in human history. The capacity of economy and population growth was unexpected especially at the areas in which it flourished. The industrial revolution benefited almost everyone around the world and brought about new social classes, large cities and many new innovations including medical discoveries especially in Britain as it based it is scientific innovations on experiments and practical work rather than theories and logic.
After centuries of the craft guilds and the government having controlled commerce and industry, began the belief that it was better to let business be regulated by the free play of supply and demand rather than by laws The English government started to leave business free to adopt the new inventions and the methods of production which were best suited to them.
The Industrial Revolution restructured the employer-employee relationship into an impersonal association exhibited by indifference to the quality of life of the worker. Children were especially exploited because they could be hired for lower wages and were made to work equally long days (Miller). Around the 1830s, children constituted about one-third of the labor in New England (Illinois Labor History Society). The conditions of workers as a whole necessitated action on behalf of the rights of laborers.
In the late 1700’s and early 1800’s big business began to boom. For the first time companies were developing large factories to manufacture their goods. Due to the new mechanics and cheap labor, factory owners could now produce their goods at a cheaper rate. As big businesses brought wealth and capitalism, it also widened the gap between the wealthy elite and the poor. One class in particular was horribly affected by the growth of big factories. This class was the poor working class. According to the article “Child Labor in the United States” written by Robert Whaples, a big proportion of the labour work force was made up of children: “In 1820 children aged 15 and under made up 23 percent of the manufacturing labor force of the industrializing
Throughout history there have been many important revolutions that have help to shape society as it is today. There are different causes, from political to religious, economic to social. Any revolution affects those in society, and creates changes for the people in the society. There are three important revolutions that took place in the late 18th century that changed the world for the better. The French Revolution, the American Revolution, and the Industrial Revolution all took place in the late 1700s. Although each had a different purpose, they all lead to a better way of life for many. The French and American Revolutions are examples of some which are brought about and enforced solely by the people. Although they had different reasons behind them, both had the same idea behind them- social change. The Industrial Revolution was different, it was a technological revolution which had positive social outcomes. While one can easily compare the French and American Revolutions because of their social causes and outcomes, the Industrial Revolution can only be compared to the other two when examining their outcomes.
The second question posed asks of one's perception of historical importance. This i... ... middle of paper ... ... o history. Industrial revolution has changed the way humans live: how they travel, communicate, work, eat, and even think.
This revolution brought an enormous wave of success in both economic and technical advancement. The first revolution largely focused on the production of new textiles machinery, improved methods of coal production, iron manufacturing and agricultural techniques. However, by the second industrial revolution, a clustering of industrial inventions centering on steel, railroad and agricultural machinery, thus, a big boom on the industry and economy. (Heilbroner and Milberg 2009,54)
Although the Industrial Revolution caused a drastic increase in the industrial production, the impact was not as positive socially. The two most significant social consequences of the First Industrial Revolution are the impact on the families and the hardships of relocating to find employment.